gingery
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɪndʒəri/
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pelirrojo
- It's way too warm and warm for a blonde except if you're like darker haired or more gingery than me.
Wasn't his hair before just like straight down sort of gingery colour or was it not ginger anymore?
- Wasn't his hair before just like straight down sort of gingery colour or was it not ginger anymore?
Examples
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His gingery fur shone brightly in the sunlight.
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Wasn't his hair before just like straight down sort of gingery colour or was it not ginger anymore?
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There he was, gathering up his duffel bag, shrugging on an overcoat that looked too large for him, and with a practiced gesture flicking his gingery-gray hair over his collar.
Fiction book (2001) -
The little girl with gingery hair stood out in the crowd.
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The dog's gingery coat made it look like a fluffy little lion.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having the color between red and yellow like ripe citrus fruit
33
1.0
Having a slightly red color
15
1.6
A person who has red hair and often fair skin
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4.0
Having a deep reddish-brown color
5
1.5
Having bright orange-brown hair or fur
4
2.3
A reddish orange color like the skin of a ripe fruit
3
4.9
A reddish-brown color like copper
3
2.1
A brown color with a hint of red
2
3.6
A little like the color orange
1
1.0
A brown color with a touch of red
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2.9
A brown color with a little red that often appears in hair or feathers
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3.4
A warm reddish brown like the coat of some horses
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1.0
Having the color of a ripe orange
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4.0
A color that looks a little like orange between red and yellow
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4.4
Hair or fur that has a warm red-brown color
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2.5
A brown color with a slight red tint
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6.5
A reddish-brown color like the fur of some dogs
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2.7
A brown color with a touch of orange
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3.2
A light brown with a little red like cinnamon
A bright orange color like a carrot often used to describe hair
A reddish-brown hair color like copper
A color like orange with a little red
An orange color that looks more red than yellow
A red color that looks partly orange
Having the color of a ripe orange
A light brown color with orange tones
A bright orange color with a red tone like fire
A bright red color with a strong orange tone
How Orange
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gingery comes from the spice ginger plus the ending -y, so it means 'like ginger'. Because ginger and ginger hair are a warm orange-brown, gingery describes a bright orange-brown color.